Farrell rejects England role

Andy Farrell has rejected the chance to join the England coaching structure and will remain with Saracens for the 'foreseeable future', the Premiership club have confirmed.

The former rugby league star was part of the Red Rose's Six Nations regime, which saw a second place finish and a Calcutta Cup victory.

It was widely expected that Farrell would join Stuart Lancaster's coaching set-up but the 36-year-old has decided to stay with the Men in Black.

Farrell said: "It has been a special privilege for me to be involved in the Saracens coaching staff for the past two-and-half seasons.

"We have made decent progress during this period but, in truth, as a club, we have barely scratched the surface of our potential.

"The job isn’t anywhere near half done, and I have decided I want to help finish the job.”

RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie said: “Whilst Andy was clearly an important part of the coaching team during the course of the RBS 6 Nations, we fully respect his wishes to continue as a coach at Saracens.

“We will continue to work hard with Stuart Lancaster to build a world class coaching team as we look towards the Rugby World Cup in 2015.”